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Archaeologist Peter Eeckhout goes in search of the secrets of ancient civilisations. Recent excavations at Minoan sites on Crete are changing received ideas. Was the site at Knossos really the palace of the King Minos of myth with his labyrinth and fearsome Minotaur?

Archaeological Investigations

Was Knossos on Crete really the palace of the King Minos of myth with his labyrinth and fearsome Minotaur?

Crete: The Labyrinth Myth

Narbonne in the south of France was one of the largest metropolises in the Roman province of Gaul, a major centre of Mediterranean trade that dazzled travellers with its impressive public architecture. But why does so little remain of this once great Roman city today?  

Narbonne - The Second Rome

Ostracism is still commonly used in our contemporary political vocabulary to designate exclusion and has its origins in Ancient Greece. Paulin Ismard, a specialist in the political anthropology of ancient Greece, traces the genealogy of a ritual that founded Athenian democracy.

Making History

Paulin Ismard, a specialist in the political anthropology of ancient Greece, traces the genealogy of a ritual that founded Athenian democracy.

Ostraca: A Piece of Clay Means Exile

In 12th century Sicily King Roger II had a ceremonial cloak made to show his power and magnificence with beautiful Arabic inscriptions adorning its hems. Religious historian Valérie Theis explores the history of this mysterious mantle

In 12th century Sicily King Roger II had a ceremonial cloak made to show his power and magnificence with beautiful Arabic inscriptions adorning its hems.

The Mantle of Roger II of Sicily

Claire Judde de Larivière, a specialist in Renaissance Venice, analyses how the drawing of lots partly reduced corruption and constituted a ritual that united the community of patricians in the Venetian Republic. We also understand what links the ballot box and the lottery box, throughout history.

Claire Judde de Larivière, a specialist in Renaissance Venice, analyses how the drawing of lots partly reduced corruption and constituted a ritual that united the community of patricians in the Venetian Republic. 

The Lottery Ball and the Politics of Chance

How did meat become a commodity? By transforming beef into a syrupy, energetic material, the chemist Justus von Liebig revolutionised mass nutrition with his extract of meat.

When Food Meets Chemistry

Discover the beauty of images normally only seen and appreciated by scientists and archeologists. Visit Delphi as you've never seen it before: a 3D laser scan. 

Sciencible

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Amazonia has long been considered by academics as virgin territory where no ancient civilisation left its mark. Recent excavations in French Guiana has questioned this theory.

Amazonia has long been considered by academics as virgin territory where no ancient civilisation left its mark. 

Amazonia: Traces of Forgotten Peoples

Recent excavations on the ancient city of Kilwa, in Tanzania, allow us to know more about Swahili culture and challenge preconceived ideas about sub-Saharan African civilisation.

 
 

Recent excavations on the ancient city of Kilwa, in Tanzania, allow us to know more about Swahili culture.
 

Forgotten History – The Swahili

Archaeologist Peter Eeckhout takes us around the world to reveal the mysteries of ancient civilisations. According to mediaeval sagas, Viking explorer Erik the Red settled in Greenland in the year 986. How did these settlers survive in such a hostile land?

According to mediaeval sagas, Viking explorer Erik the Red settled in Greenland in the year 986.

Viking Settlements in Greenland

After a century of excavations, archaeologists have discovered that the great city of Teotihuacan in Mexico, perhaps the largest archaeological site in the world, attracted migrants from across Mesoamerica creating America’s first cosmopolitan metropolis.

The ancient city attracted migrants from across Mesoamerica creating America’s first cosmopolitan metropolis.

Teotihuacan: Birth of a Metropolis

The parasol or beach umbrella is synonymous with summer beach holidays but it has not always been so. Historian Elsa Devienne tells us the social and cultural history of an object that has appeared on and disappeared from our beaches as fashion, tanning practices and our attitudes to our bodies change.

The parasol or beach umbrella is synonymous with summer beach holidays but it has not always been so.

The Parasol and Beach Culture

In Peru, far from the famous sites of Machu Picchu and Cuzco lies a lesser known Inca site, Choquequirao. Situated at an altitude of over 3000 metres the architectural jewel is beginning to reveal its secrets to a team of international archaeologists.

In Peru, far from the famous sites of Machu Picchu and Cuzco lies a lesser known Inca site, Choquequirao

The Sacred Geography of the Incas

Archaeologist Peter Eeckhart reveals the mysteries of ancient civilisations. In southern England lies Stonehenge, the ever-enigmatic prehistoric site where the latest studies are revealing more about those who built the monument were.

In southern England lies Stonehenge, the ever-enigmatic prehistoric site. Who built it and why?

The Builders of Stonehenge

Archaeologist Peter Eeckhout reveals the mysteries of ancient civilisations. The Colombian tropical jungle hid for nearly four centuries a great pre-Hispanic city. According to legend this lost city was awash with gold.

The Colombian tropical jungle hid for nearly four centuries a great pre-Hispanic city.. 

Crete: The Labyrinth Myth - Archaeological Investigations

Narbonne - The Second Rome

Ostraca: A Piece of Clay Means Exile - Making History

The Mantle of Roger II of Sicily - Making History

The Lottery Ball and the Politics of Chance - Making History

When Food Meets Chemistry - Making History

Mysterious Circles - Sciencible

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Ostraca: A Piece of Clay Means Exile - Making History

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Crete: The Labyrinth Myth - Archaeological Investigations

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